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What's the Buzz All About? - Girl Scouts Event

10:00am - 12:00pm
Columbia Public Library
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community
Event Details:
What’s all the BUZZ about? . All Girls are invited to a BEE AMAZING morning! Saturday, June 10th, 2023 10-noon (drop-in event) Crafts, learn about bees, and talk about Girl Scouts. Each girl that attends will receive a free goodie bag (no ob...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tiny Tales - Water Play!

10:00am - 10:45am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Summer Water Play was so much fun last year that we are bringing it back! Weather permitting, join us on the Library Side Yard for a splashing good time! Ages 0 through age 2. Please bring a towel for your child.  For the safety of our ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Crafty Cards with Bert

11:00am - 12:30pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
If you enjoy crafting and conversations, this class is for you!  This month's theme is "The Great Outdoors." You'll make three cards to take home. Cost is $5.00 for materials with $1.00 being donated to the library.  Please regis...

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Science Heroes - "Saving the Earth Together"

10:00am - 11:00am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us as Talewise presents: Science Heroes- "Saving the Earth Together." Unlikely heroes must work together to save the planet from a super-polluter! Volunteers conduct experiments about the changing states of matter, air pressure, the laws of m...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Are You Ready to be a Pet Parent

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Animal Shelter
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
Pet parenting is SO rewarding! Join Tammy Jalbert of the Columbia Animal Shelter and Kelly Skiptunas, our Reading Education Assistance Dog's owner, as they share everything you and your family need to know about adopting a new family member. Meet ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Library Closed - READ to Jager, Dillon, Holly, and Ronnie on our Side Yard

9:00am - 11:00am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Stop by our side yard during the Thunder on the River Car Show and read a story to Jager, Dillon, Holly, and Ronnie, our Reading Education Assistance Dogs!  They love a good book! Please read over photo consent form under attachments. ...

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Pollinators!

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Learn from Penn State Master Gardeners how important pollinators are for our environment. We'll be reading the book "Bea's Bees" by Katherine Pryor and do the honeybee wiggle dance. Everyone will be given a packet of native flower seeds for them to p...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Ulysses S. Grant, The Union's Forgotten War Hero

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Everyone has heard the name Ulysses S. Grant, but do you know the real story of who Ulysses S. Grant truly was? He has been called numerous things throughout history including a drunkard, bloody butcher, and a corrupt President, but was Grant real...

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Touch a Truck: Ambulance! - with Lancaster EMS

10:30am - 11:15am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Children ages 2-6 join us for a Touch a Truck event with Lancaster EMS! We will learn about the ambulance then we will get to explore it together! Summer Reading Program at Locust Street Park. ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Crochet with Kasey

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Columbia Public Library
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Summer is Makers’ Choice! Will you make a “Granny Square Cardigan” or “Patriotic Blanket” for Hospice Veterans. Materials Needed: - Worsted or DK weight yarn (yardage will depend on the size of the garment) - recommended for the L-XL about 1500...

Touch a Truck: Garbage Truck! - with Jack Gamby

10:30am - 11:15am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Children ages 2 to 7 - join us for another Touch a Truck event! Jack Gamby from Gamby's Disposal will join us to teach us about trash and recycling! Summer Reading Program held at Locust Street Park.  ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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"Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tails" - with ZooAmerica

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Learn about the adaptations animals use for survival in the wild - including defense, foraging, eating, swimming, and escaping predators. Summer Reading Program held at Locust Street Park Gazebo. ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Summer Saturday Hours Begin - Library Open 8am - 12pm

All Day
Columbia Public Library
Library: Columbia Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:
We being our Summer Saturday Hours today. The Library will be open from 8:00am - 12:00pm on Saturday's through August. No other hours are affected. Thank you!  ...

Tiny Tales - Water Play!

10:00am - 10:45am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Summer Water Play was so much fun last year that we are bringing it back! Weather permitting, join us on the Library Side Yard for a splashing good time! Ages 0 through age 2. Please bring a towel for your child.  For the safety of our ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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BookTok Buzz Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Our newest book club - BookTok Buzz will meet to discuss "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden.  ...

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PHREDD!

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us as we welcome Phredd for a fun concert! Summer Reading Program held in the Locust Street Park Gazebo. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Gettysburg - Civil War Presentation

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us in commemoration the 160th anniversary of battle that defined our nation. Presenter: Cindy Beaston ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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All Libraries Closed for Independence Day

All Day
All Locations
Closing
Branches:
Adamstown Area Library, Bookmobile, Columbia Public Library, Eastern Lancaster County Library, Elizabethtown Public Library, Ephrata Public Library, Gap Branch Library, Intercourse Library, Lancaster Public Library, Library System of Lancaster County, Lititz Public Library, Manheim Community Library, Manheim Township Public Library, Milanof-Schock Library, Moores Memorial Library, Mountville Branch Library, Quarryville Library, Strasburg-Heisler Library, Library

Preschool Pals - Water Play for Ages 2 & 3

10:00am - 10:45am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
Summer Water Play was so much fun that we are bringing it back again this year! Weather permitting, join us outside in the side yard for a splashing good time! Ages: 2 to 3 Please bring a towel for your child. For the safety of everyone, thi...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Preschool Pals - Water Play for Ages 4 & 5

10:45am - 11:15am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Summer Water Play was so much fun that we are bringing it back again this year! Weather permitting, join us outside in the side yard for a splashing good time! Ages: 4 to 5  Please bring a towel for your child. For the safety of everyon...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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The Classics Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join the Classics Club as they discuss author Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Go Set a Watchman." All are invited to attend.  ...

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Character Juggler Chris Ivey

10:00am - 11:00am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us as we welcome Character Juggler Chris Ivey! A show for the whole family that you won't want to miss! Please Note: This program will be held at TAYLOR Elementary School.  ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Tiny Tales - Water Play!

10:00am - 10:45am
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Summer Water Play was so much fun last year that we are bringing it back! Weather permitting, join us on the Library Side Yard for a splashing good time! Ages 0 through age 2. Please bring a towel for your child.  For the safety of our ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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The Bibliomaniacs Book Club

2:30pm - 3:45pm
Columbia Public Library
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia Public Library
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join the Bibliomanics Book Club as they discuss "The Cage" by Bonnie Kistler. All are welcome to attend.  ...

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